Royal Challengers Bangalore has also included Yash Dayal in its retention list (RCB Retained Players List) for IPL 2026. This decision of RCB is being heavily criticized, because Yash currently has two serious criminal cases registered against him, including one case under the POCSO Act. Last year, RCB had retained Yash Dayal for Rs 5 crore.

Two separate cases are registered against Yash Dayal in Ghaziabad and Jaipur and both are related to sexual exploitation. Due to his retention by RCB, questions are being raised on the stance of the franchise. People on social media are divided into two groups regarding this retention. Some people even said that by retaining Yash despite serious cases being registered, the RCB franchise is giving a wrong message to the society.

RCB franchise has not issued any separate statement on retaining Yash Dayal. It has also not been clarified by the team whether it has contacted BCCI regarding the allegations against Yash Dayal or not. Let us tell you that Yash Dayal has not played any competitive cricket after the final of IPL 2025.

have faced suspension

In view of the seriousness of the cases registered in August this year, the organizers of the UP T20 League had barred Yash Dayal from participating in the league. He was going to play for Gorakhpur Lions. In the domestic season, he has not been seen playing even a single match for Uttar Pradesh yet. All these news are putting his future in cricket in doubt.

Coz Yash Dayal has two allegations in two different states, one of them under POCSO..

— Noah (@PantasticNoah) November 15, 2025

I am beyond shocked as to how Yash Dayal was retained by RCB. He has some serious allegations against him and generally a franchise should distance themselves from such a massive controversy. Maybe RCB know something we don’t know. Only time will tell.

— Anuj Nitin Prabhu (@APTalksCricket) November 15, 2025

What a shame
Kohli and Yash Dayal in the same poster… https://t.co/JJIT8Dr5av

— Cric Nerd (@CheeYaarr) November 15, 2025

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Royal Challengers Bangalore has released its retention list for IPL 2026. RCB has released 8 players including international stars like Liam Livingstone and Lungi Ngidi. 17 players including Virat Kohli, Phil Salt and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been retained.

RCB won the IPL 2025 title under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar. Patidar can be seen captaining this matter also. Bengaluru has retained 11 Indian players, while 6 foreign players have been dismissed.

Liam Livingstone released

England all-rounder Liam Livingstone has been released by Bengaluru. Apart from him, RCB has shown the way out to two other senior players in the form of Mayank Agarwal and Lungi Ngidi. Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and other experienced players including Jitesh Sharma and Krunal Pandya will try to take Bengaluru to another title.

RCB’s retention list: Rajat Patidar (captain), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethel, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salaam, Abhinandan Singh and Suyyash Sharma.

RCB released these players: Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Tim Seifert, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Blessing Muzarabani, Mohit Rathi

16.4 crores left with Bengaluru

After retaining 17 players, Royal Challengers Bangalore are left with Rs 16.4 crore in their purse. In the auction, Bengaluru team can buy maximum 8 more players, out of which it is mandatory to have 2 foreign players.

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The last date for releasing the retention list for IPL 2026 is 15th November. All teams will have to submit their retention lists by 5 pm tomorrow. Before that, there is news that Punjab Kings may release experienced Australian player Glenn Maxwell, while Sunrisers Hyderabad may once again show confidence in Heinrich Klaasen. Meanwhile, according to the report of Cricbuzz, Ajinkya Rahane can remain the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026.

Glenn Maxwell OUT, Klaasen IN

In the mega auction, Sunrisers Hyderabad had retained South African wicketkeeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen for Rs 23 crore. According to Cricbuzz report, there has been no indication of Klaasen being released. He will remain in SRH next season. Klaasen scored 487 runs in 14 matches for Hyderabad in IPL 2025.

On the other hand, Glenn Maxwell scored only 48 runs in 7 matches while playing for Punjab Kings last season. In the same report it was claimed that Maxwell’s release seems certain. Last season, Mitchell Owen was brought as a replacement for Maxwell, he also has little hope of getting retention from Punjab Kings.

There is also an update regarding Royal Challengers Bangalore that Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salaam and Mayank Agarwal can also be released. Mumbai Indians can release Will Jacques. This is the same Will Jacques, whom Akash Ambani reached to shake hands with the RCB team management after buying in the auction.

Who is the captain of KKR?

Kolkata Knight Riders was captained by Ajinkya Rahane last season. KKR team had tried to trade KL Rahul with Delhi Capitals, but that deal could not be completed due to some reason. If Rahul had come to KKR, he would probably have got the captaincy. For now Rahane can remain the captain.

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